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Article : 180 wordsIn the Brunswick Court on Wednesday, Arthur Heron, Hotham street, Moonee Ponds, was charged with having disposed of chocolates by means of mixed skill and chance—a game known as ...
Article : 378 wordsHaving set alight to her clothing while undressing, Bessie Phillips, aged 14 years, a boarder at the Railway Coffee Palace, at Warracknabeal, sustained painful burns on one side of the body, ...
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Article : 317 wordsFor the past week the water consumption from the Geelong reservoirs was 24,400,000 gallons, leaving 2,183,600,000 gallons in store. At the municipal conference in September a ...
Article : 675 wordsAt a conference between the milk supply committee and the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Bourchier) yesterday, the question of introducing a compulsory system of brine ...
Article : 60 wordsUnder the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club a motor gymkhana in the third week of February is proposed. The proceeds will be divided between the West Gipsslund Hospital and ...
Article : 15 wordsThe Australian Dried Fruits Association has declared its prices for new season's apricots, peaches, and nectarines. Apricots, four crown, three crown, and slab, ...
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Article : 942 wordsTo discuss the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act a conference of representatives of the noxious weeds area number I was beld at the Town Hall yesterday. The ...
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Article : 71 wordsAt a meeting of the Ararat and District Picnic Racing Association the minimum weight for horses was reduced, to 8st. 71b., and for ponies to 7st. 7th. ...
Article : 68 wordsDecember supplies to the Colac Dairying Company were highly satisfactory. The total distribution is £48,837/5/3. as against £51,051/11/ in November. During December, the output was ...
Article : 106 wordsA fungus disease which has exacted toll of wheat crops this season is take-all An article in the Australasian shows that this disease can be controlled by a process ...
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Article : 172 wordsWELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wenesday.— Replying to a request of southern wheatgrowers that a duty on Australian chall be imposed, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Nosworthy) stated that ...
Article : 89 wordsA very good example of line-breeding in cattle is afforded in "The Australasian" in the description of a Bundoorn Jersey herd. While breeding for high production ...
Article : 38 wordsJohn Evan Fraser, aged 19 years, and Basil Hogh Skeyhill, aged 21 years, were charged at the Police Court to-day with having entered three houses in the Drumborg and Branxbolme ...
Article : 154 wordsHeavy tourist traffic to the Daylesford district is being experienced by the Railways department, and it has been decided to increase the service between Wonend and Daylesford. The ...
Article : 74 wordsDear sir.—This evening, as I was motoring, to Daylesford, by a miracle u smash with another car was narrowly averted. I frequently use this round. Between ...
Article : 166 wordsDear sir, — I can support Mr. Alan Currie in recommending fish oil and spirits of tar for flyblow. My late father, who was manager of Mulwala and Wunnamurra ...
Article : 139 wordsWhile he was sitting with his wife on Prince's Bridge railway station at half-past 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mr. Alfred Frederick William Roche, aged 77 years, retired civil servant, of 106 ...
Article : 87 wordsSt. Patrick's Race Club has appointed Mr. P. Kirby president, Messrs. D. Murphy and A. T. Wilkinson vice-presidents, Father Armstrong treasurer, Mr. W. Murphy and Mr. L. Benticy ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 15 Jan 1925, Page 12
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